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Olov Viirman is an Associate Professor at Uppsala University, specializing in the didactics of mathematics. His research primarily focuses on teaching and learning mathematics at the university level and the preparation of secondary mathematics teachers. He teaches mathematics education courses tailored for prospective secondary mathematics teachers, with a key interest in studying pedagogical frameworks such as the commognitive framework and discourse-analytic perspective when exploring educational practices. His investigations have included university mathematics lecturers' methods of teaching the function concept and how biological students approach mathematical modeling problems within a biological context. Additionally, he is analyzing the structural educational levels of the limit concept in Sweden, England, and France. Currently, he is leading a research project funded by the Swedish Research Council titled 'Enabling prospective upper secondary mathematics teachers' teaching in calculus interdisciplinary Mathematics Didactics university course' (Registration number 2024-04698).
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